Improvement in metal shirt-bosoms



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UNITED A STATES o. e. BRADY, oF NEW YORK, n. Y.

'IMPROVEMENT IN METL SHIRT-BOSOMS.

Spccication forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,78 l, dated October 25, .1864.-

To all vwhom it may concern.-

Be it-known that I, O. G. BRADY, ofthe city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shirt-Bosoms; and I do hereby declare that lthe following is a ull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being` had to the accompanying drawings, forming part'o this specification,

.in which- Figurel is a representation ot' a metallic a sectional .view taken cn the red line in Fig. l.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate like parts..

rIhe object of myim-'eution is to produce a shirt-bosom which shall not-be liable to the accidents that befall such as are made-of linen or like material, which can, when soiled, be easily made preseutable again, and which shall be durable, light, and cheap, and which may be prepared so as to resemble in appear ance any fabric usually worn or which may be adopted for shirt bosolns.

VI construct the besoins of leaves A of thin sheet metal, of the configuration shown, and attach the leaves to each other by means of hooks C, soldered or otherwisesecured to the inner faces ofthe leaves at or near the center ot' their width, both at the top and bottom of the bosom, as shown in Fig. 2, and also in Fig. l in dotted outline at the bottom of the bosom. These hooks take into holes in the edges of' each adjacent leaf, so that when the I leaves are hooked together 'they will partly overlie each other, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The central leaf of 'the boson. may be broader than thevothers, and in this example of my invention has two hooks, C, so as to secure it to adjacent leaves on each side ot' it, which' are thus made to overlie it, as seen in the see' tional view. By means of the central leaf I make a closeriniitation of the usual linen shii tbesoins as now worn. The central leaf is to be perforated with holes d, so as to allow buttons 'or studs or a breast-pin to be secured to it.

Holes e are made in the top of the bosom at such points as will enable the wearer to conveniently secure it to his person. The leaves are to be of thin metal so as to be easily shaped in the proper form, and the, upper ends of the outer leaves are to be ofincreasing length, as

shown in Fig. 1, so as to allow thev bosom to conform to the symmetry of the chest, and neck, and shoulders ofthe human form.

The leaves ot' the bosom are to be enameled l or otherwise coated or painted in a tasteful manner, so as to resemble a shirt-bosom ot' textile material, and theirinnerfaees are also to be prepared or coated with any suitable preparation, so as to preserve the metal from eo1 rosion and to make it tasteful in appearance. Having thus described myinvention, I claim `'as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A shirt-bosom of metal, constructed substantially as above described.

Witnesses: O. G. BRADY. Bour. GURRIE, J QI. HALL. 

